Archive for February 7, 2010

Courtesy of EarthSky
A Clear Voice for Science
www.EarthSky.org
Moonless February and March evenings present the best time of year to see zodiacal light in the evening sky. The light appears when all traces of twilight have left the sky. It looks like a hazy pyramid of light in the west after true darkness falls.
This light can be noticeable and easy to see from latitudes like those in the southern U.S. I’ve seen it many times from the latitude of southern Texas, sometimes
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The Thompson Board of Education began the meeting listening to a presentation by the members of the Coyote Ridge Elementary School Lego robotics team. These elementary students lost one of there fellow students in 2008 when a driver talking on her cell phone struck and killed Erica Forney as she was riding her bicycle home from school. Since that time the practice of talking and texting on cell phones has become known as “Distracted Driving” and these kids want to do something about
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The Spartans found themselves in overtime again for the second time in three games and the final score was almost identical to the Sterling score. Berthoud should have had an easier time of it with the 7 - 10 Cougars. High scorers in the game were Shane Hart -23, Zach Ruebesam - 15 and Joel Maly with 14. Hart also led in rebounds with 7.
Record 10-8-0 / League 8-7-0
Spartan Boys Basket Ball Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent
Results
12/01/09
7:00
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Michael S. Patterson, 60, of Berthoud, Colorado died January 28, 2010 at Longmont United Hospital. He was born April 14, 1949 in Sheridan, Wyo. to Edward and Virginia (Wood) Patterson.
Michael married Rena’ Laubach on September 15, 1972 in Wolf Point, Mont. They moved to Berthoud in 1974.
Michael was a superintendent for Swinerton Builders of Denver. He was a team roper, hunter and fisherman, and a member of the National Rifle Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents and
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Courtesy of EarthSky
A Clear Voice for Science
www.EarthSky.org
Will you see the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion’s stinger stars below the waning crescent moon in the cold dawn tomorrow? You’ll need a clear, unobstructed view to the southeast to spot the stinger stars – Shaula and Lesath – flickering by the horizon.
If you can’t spot these stars tomorrow, try again later this month. The stars at the end of the Scorpion’s tail are also known as the Cat’s
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